There are also problems of the distribution of value added in the cheese value chain (see Fig. 2.8). Changes in the cheese price margins allow concluding ... that in Latvia retailers have the best bargaining power but milk producers have the weakest ... Piena produktu..., 2011 Fig. 2.8. Cheese price (Tilsiter-type) and price margins among the participants of the value chain in Latvia in 2004-2010, LVL kg-1.

In order to forecast the food consumption in Latvia for the period of next ... consumption dynamics in Latvia from 1990 to 2006; consumption regularities (consumption ... Food Expenditure in the Budget of Latvian Households and its Trends According

Organic farms of Latvia implement a multi-sector production. Whereas, data on organic production in Latvia, give evidence that the largest produce amounts are formed in the beef and dairy product industry. Consequently, in Latvia organic ... Table 1 The specific weigh of the sold organic production in Latvia in 2007 and 2008, % Sold as organic production, % from organically produced produce Sold ...Cheese Eggs Honey Grain Potatoes Vegetables Fruit, berries Source: Vēveris, 2009

nonexpendable goods. Despite that in Latvia the food expenditure share annually decreases ... 8 points or 55.2%), Latvia is still among those European Union member states whose ... (Latvia is on the sixth place). Higher share is only in Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania

The value of milk production per milk kg in Latvia (also in EU ... between the average EU level and Latvia are decreasing, in our country the production value ... which are followed by unripened cheese and cottage cheese, yoghurt and similar products without